Katharina Borst

Katharina Borst (1949-) was Leader of the FDP from 2000. In early 2000, she led her party to achieve 27.99% of the vote and 10 Bundestag seats in the general election, tying for the lead with the SPD, which won 28.09% of the vote and 10 seats. In the leadership election held two weeks later, Borst and SPD leader Fabian Imhoff tied 17-17, with SDP MPs Egon Vonmeier and Lisa Sendler rebelling to back Borst, while CDU MP Laura Halder broke with her party's alliance with the FDP to back Imhoff. As a result, there was no Prime Minister until the mid-year elections.